Turns out Jane Austen wasn't a good speller.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39809027/ns/today-books/?gt1=43001

HA! This is to all of you who make fun of my spelling. Yes Jake, that's you. And my old roommates. Well, pretty much any one who has ever received an email or text from me.

I am merely trying to emulate one of my favorite authors.

Yeah, that's what it is.